How to Fix South Africa

The country’s leading thinkers on what must be done to create jobs. It offers practical advice about how to deal with an issue in South Africa, that is very pressing that of unemployment, especially youth unemployment; • The contributors to this collection come from across the business and political sectors and what is encouraging is that they all see this issue as a pressing matter that needs attention. • The articles are written in very accessible manner, which makes for easy reading. What will it take to fix South Africa? This is the probing question that is addressed in this book. Many people will agree that unemployment, especially that of the youth, is chronic, and one of the most critical issues. Many also agree that jobs are not expected to be forthcoming from traditional sources of employment and that a more innovative approach has to be adopted. The Sunday Times, in its bid to highlight this issue and seek positive solutions, posed this question to a number of leading thinkers and opinion-makers in the country. Their responses appeared as part of the “Each One Hire One” series of articles published in The Sunday Times early in 2012. These well considered, thought-provoking articles were contributed by, amongst others, key figures in politics, mining, banking and social development and have now been published in this volume. Contents: 50 Million Wealth Creators by Bobby Godsell; What we must do to create jobs by Zwelinzima Vavi; Debate is important. Action is critical by Cyril Ramaphosa; Lose the short term thinking by Michael Spicer; We need to make some tough calls by Ann Bernstein; We have to make it easier to do business in South Africa by Helen Zille; Grow up and take charge of your choices by Neil Bryan Bierbaum; When those with jobs block those without by Herman Mashaba; Insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting different results by Roger Jardine; Free the people from red tape and the language of tyranny by Muzi Kuzwayo; Job creation is the business in business by Brett Dawson; Yes, it takes a village to raise a child by Lincoln Mali; Our very stark choice by Moeletsi Mbeki; Let us seize the day by Pravin Gordhan; Jobs that will help change the face of SA by Brian Molefe; Just one in a million can make a difference by Adrian Gore; We need one uniting vision for South Africa by Sipho Nkosi; Strategy must be met with implementation by Bheki Sibiya; Rise above rivalries for the good of the country by Lindiwe Mazibuko; Powering up a new generation of skills by Brian Dames; Small is the way to go by Yvonne Themba; A new social compact by Joel Netshitenzhe; SA must harness the power of youth by Scott Burnett; We need a roadmap by Mark Cutifani.